NBC's "Today" and Salary.com Announce Winners of "Kathie Lee and Hoda's Mom of the Year Contest with Salary.com"

Salary.com Celebrates the Value of a Mother's Work

WALTHAM, Mass., May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Salary.com is excited to celebrate the announcement of the Grand Prize Winner of "Kathie Lee and Hoda's Mom of the Year Contest with Salary.com."  Jennifer Winn from Verdigris, Okla. was named Mom of the Year and received a Grand Prize check for $112,962 – a Salary.com calculation of what mothers would make if they were paid an annual salary for their work. 

Jennifer was nominated by her husband Kenneth Winn, who described her as the "typical military wife…basically a single mother" while he was deployed for long stretches in the 1990s with the Navy.  Kenneth, who recently had a lower leg amputation due to sustained injuries from a motorcycle accident, detailed in his nomination essay Jennifer's typical 16+ hour day – filled with juggling kids and school commitments, soccer practice, doctor appointments, and selfless care for the family.

"It's very humbling to me and I'm just so appreciative of my husband taking the time to write that essay," Jennifer said.  "It's very touching to me and heartfelt. This is a wonderful honor."

Jennifer was doubly surprised when presented with a check for six figures -- $112,962.  Kenneth hadn't told her about the cash prize.

"We are excited to celebrate Jennifer and the important work that moms around the country do every single day," said Abby Euler, general manager at Salary.com.  "Mother's Day is a time to let Mom know how much you appreciate her.  Although we could never put a dollar figure on the important work of moms, it's a great way to acknowledge the impact they have on all of us."

About Kathie Lee and Hoda's Mom of the Year Contest with Salary.com:
Salary.com and "Today" also celebrated the hard work of moms Dormesha Wheaton of Houston, Texas and Laura Bocook of Los Altos, Calif.  Both moms appeared this morning on the "Today" show and were awarded Mother's Day weekend trips New York City with their families. You can read all three winners' complete contest entries at klgandhoda.com.

About Salary.com's Annual Mom Salary Survey:
To calculate the average Mom Salary – $112,962, and the amount for the Grand Prize Winner – more than 8,000 moms logged onto Salary.com's Mom Salary Wizard, the first interactive tool allowing moms and their families to price the job of being a Mother.  They reported which 10 jobs they spend the most time doing, from CEO to psychologist to housekeeper.  Using its extensive salary data, Salary.com calculated Mom's earning power based on the actual salaries of those jobs. 

Based on the data collected from the Mom Salary Wizard, Salary.com determined that the average stay-at-home mom juggles a 94.7 hour work week and a working mom manages 57.9 hours of work at home per week, in addition to the time she spends at work.  In 2012, according to our Mom Salary Wizard, an average stay-at-home mom's total salary would be $112,962.  An average working mom's at-home salary would be $66,979, in addition to what she earns at her place of employment.

About Salary.com's Mom Salary Wizard:
Actual mothers – both stay-at-home and working – can visit mom.salary.com to calculate Mom's earning power based on the actual salaries of those jobs.  Salary.com has identified 20 job titles that best matched a mom's definition of her work:

Moms and their families can visit http://mom.salary.com and create their own "Mom Paycheck" with the Mom Salary Wizard.  The "Mom Paycheck" can be printed and emailed to family and friends for Mother's Day.

About Salary.com:
Salary.com, a division of Kenexa, provides credible consumer compensation data reported by HR professionals in the most recent, publicly available surveys from well-recognized and highly reputable companies. Salary.com is dedicated to providing people with the tools, advice and data they need to understand and reach their full earning potential. Additional information about Salary.com, founded in 1999, can be accessed at www.salary.com. Follow Salary.com on Twitter: @salary.

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